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NN3 vs R1/R10

02-10-2013, 06:30 AM

Hello

I have been reading a lot in this forum, so thanks to Nick, Win, Bill, Hans and others for sharing. At present time i work with my Nikon D700,Sigma 8mm, using the NN3 with EZ leveler and Nadir adapter. But now i want to step UP and start with the art off making panos on a pole.
My check list says:

I love making panos in the dark, so using it with my tripod is a must. BUT do i need to buy the R1 or R10?
Is there anybody out there who works on the same gear, i mean NN3 on a complet series 2 pole. And can i still just use my Nadir adapter to make Nadir shots as i just to.

There is no need for buying a R1 or R10, after dismantling the rotator you can use your NN3 on top of the pole.
You can use the nadir adapter but there is no real need for it, when moving the tripod a bit you can shoot a nadir patch out of the NPP of the lens, the large distance between the camera and the ground makes that the parallax is much less and often is no issue at all.

Although the combination of series 2 pole and tripod adapter is pretty sturdy for your purpose (shooting in the dark) it is best to add a guy wire system to the pole to avoid blurry images when shooting with long exposure times.
The Fanotec guy wire system is not yet available, I expect Nick Fan can tell more about it.

Wim

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There is no need for buying a R1 or R10, after dismantling the rotator you can use your NN3 on top of the pole.
You can use the nadir adapter but there is no real need for it, when moving the tripod a bit you can shoot a nadir patch out of the NPP of the lens, the large distance between the camera and the ground makes that the parallax is much less and often is no issue at all.

Although the combination of series 2 pole and tripod adapter is pretty sturdy for your purpose (shooting in the dark) it is best to add a guy wire system to the pole to avoid blurry images when shooting with long exposure times.
The Fanotec guy wire system is not yet available, I expect Nick Fan can tell more about it.

Wim

Hi Brian,

I agree with Wim. Using the nadir adapter just adds trouble when shooting in dark. It is much easier to clone the nadir foot print unless it is of special interest.
We are releasing the guy wire system in a month or 2. I have tested it on a 2.5 kg dummy camera, it stabilize the camera much quicker after each turn and is much more steady. Not sure how slow a shutter speed it can support though. But a modern DSLR such as D700 should provide high enough shutter speed with good iso 3200/6400 image quality.